Well, no wonder the "tunnel" comment--probably mine--was perplexing! All of the AquaClass cabins on Edge feature an Infinite Veranda... I booked my Edge trip to the Caribbean on the first day that Edge was open for reservations and called X to confirm the nature of the veranda--not that I was looking for an Infinite Veranda--before doing so... About three years later, guessing that Celebrity never has clarified that on their website but photos for AquaClass are clear...

Similarly, I am confident that all--or the vast majority--of Concierge Class cabins [surely those that are located on the port or starboard side of the ship] feature Infinite Verandas...

The Infinite Veranda stateroom category on Edge with dining in the Main Dining Rooms--including those smaller staterooms now available to solos--are akin to those classified as Standard Veranda cabins on the Millennium and Solstice-Class ships...

Best I know, the only standard size [non-suite] staterooms that feature a conventional balcony are the few Sunset View cabins on the aft... It is possible--I just don't know--that some of those aft standard-size cabins are also considered Concierge Class cabins as some of the aft cabins are on Solstice-Class... Seems to me that @hcat--who posted above--occupied one of those standard size aft cabins [with oversized conventional balcony] and posted,--complete with photos--in the relatively recent past; you might want to search for it if interested... It is my understanding that those standard-sized aft cabins are considered hot real estate and have tended to sell out quickly...

Finally, you should be aware that the cabins featuring a round window--far forward and far aft on the port and starboard sides of Edge--feature a somewhat different, but no larger, Infinite Veranda... If potentially interested,, you might want to look for a related post with photos submitted shortly after Edge went into service by @cruisestitch... Though those cabins were initially classified as "Deluxe Infinite Veranda" staterooms, [and still are on the website], they have since been recharacterized/priced as having a partially obstructed view... That said, friends had one of those cabins for last year's eastbound Transatlantic and loved it so much that they've reserved the same cabin on Apex next year

As I noted above, Edge is a beautiful ship and to my mind worth experiencing but--if you choose to sail her--you will often hear senior officers, staff and crew remark that "Edge is different"... That's certainly true but please know that any preconceived notions you may have from having traveled on Millennium and/or Solstice-Class are not necessarily applicable on Edge-Class...

Well, no wonder the "tunnel" comment--probably mine--was perplexing! All of the AquaClass cabins on Edge feature an Infinite Veranda... I booked my Edge trip to the Caribbean on the first day that Edge was open for reservations and called X to confirm the nature of the veranda--not that I was looking for an Infinite Veranda--before doing so... About three years later, guessing that Celebrity never has clarified that on their website but photos for AquaClass are clear...

Similarly, I am confident that all--or the vast majority--of Concierge Class cabins [surely those that are located on the port or starboard side of the ship] feature Infinite Verandas...

The Infinite Veranda stateroom category on Edge with dining in the Main Dining Rooms--including those smaller staterooms now available to solos--are akin to those classified as Standard Veranda cabins on the Millennium and Solstice-Class ships...

Best I know, the only standard size [non-suite] staterooms that feature a conventional balcony are the few Sunset View cabins on the aft... It is possible--I just don't know--that some of those aft standard-size cabins are also considered Concierge Class cabins as some of the aft cabins are on Solstice-Class... Seems to me that @hcat--who posted above--occupied one of those standard size aft cabins [with oversized conventional balcony] and posted,--complete with photos--in the relatively recent past; you might want to search for it if interested... It is my understanding that those standard-sized aft cabins are considered hot real estate and have tended to sell out quickly...

Finally, you should be aware that the cabins featuring a round window--far forward and far aft on the port and starboard sides of Edge--feature a somewhat different, but no larger, Infinite Veranda... If potentially interested,, you might want to look for a related post with photos submitted shortly after Edge went into service by @cruisestitch... Though those cabins were initially classified as "Deluxe Infinite Veranda" staterooms, [and still are on the website], they have since been recharacterized/priced as having a partially obstructed view... That said, friends had one of those cabins for last year's eastbound Transatlantic and loved it so much that they've reserved the same cabin on Apex next year

As I noted above, Edge is a beautiful ship and to my mind worth experiencing but--if you choose to sail her--you will often hear senior officers, staff and crew remark that "Edge is different"... That's certainly true but please know that any preconceived notions you may have from having traveled on Millennium and/or Solstice-Class are not necessarily applicable on Edge-Class...

About to book Edge, and usually we go for rooms on hump or aft. On paper 10222 looked perfect but then I read reviews that it was “funny” and “tunnel like” which I cannot understand.

Sorry I missed your earlier post... With nothing booked until late August, not spending a whole lot of time on Cruise Critic these days as I just can't deal--at least yet--with all the commotion and disruption associated with the world-wide, and generally unanticipated/underestimated. Covid-19 crisis...

Though I know that I did not submit a cabin review, I did occupy Edge 10222 for a week in the Caribbean last March... That said, I believe that I may have long ago contributed to a post by vtcrusing relative to early deck plan inaccuracies--they may have since been corrected--in which I reported that the cabin was "tunnel like" and perhaps, that I found it "quirky" [rather than "funny"]...

Specific to 10222...

While not apparent from the Deck Plan when I booked--it looked perfect to me too--the Infinite Veranda is recessed into the ship's superstructure... One can look straight out with unobstructed view but can't look up, down, or side-to-side as I like to do [particularly when arriving at or departing from a port]; in 10222, all one can see is a few feet of steel... For me, I felt very disconnected from some of the experiences I most enjoy while cruising...

If it matters to you... The Deck Plan suggested--at least initially--that the bed in 10222 is adjacent to the veranda as is always my preference... In reality, it is located adjacent to the closet/bath...,

Generic "quirkiness"...

Edge is a a beautiful ship with a few misses [including the afterthought location of Blu; rather than unobstructed views to the sea as afforded on Solstice and Millennium-Class, exterior views are to open deck/life boats with more interior tables along or proximate to a noisy thoroughfare hallway without solid wall [food/service were excellent] in common areas [of no implication to me, others include interior walkways that dead-end to stairways so as to present significant problems to those who are physically challenged]...

That said---and I thought I knew what to expect and expected it would be fine--I've sailed Edge for a total of 22 days now--I really dislike [in fairness, some love it] the Infinite Veranda concept. Though interior cabin space is generous [at the expense of a traditional balcony], I concluded that several of the cabin design elements had apparently been created by a team of people who had never cruised [form over function;; the closet/safe are undersized; no clock on the phone or otherwise (handy for time zone changes); no swivel on the TV for direct viewing other than from the bed] and I found the furnishings to have been either misplaced or woefully inadequate... To me, it too often looked better than it lived...

There were a few others quirks--I now realize that they were unique to 10222 four months after Edge started sailing---that I'm sure have since been corrected ... When I'd return to the cabin after nightly turn down,, the shade would raise the moment I opened the door... And the retractable desk surface would roll in/out of the adjacent dresser anchoring it with every side-to-side movement of the ship [the legs were not properly aligned to the cabin floor]... I now understand, despite my mentioning those matters to my steward, that he was--to put it kindly--disingenuous in his assertion that those flubs were common on Edge; I now know that he was a lazy loser and should have either reported those issues to maintenance or suggested I do so ...

I can't say that it's the "best" AquaClass-1 stateroom on Edge but, six weeks after I disembarked last year's Caribbean cruise, I was back aboard--in 9236--for the eastbound Transatlantic to Southampton... Still not sold on the Infinite Veranda concept, cabin design or furnishings but no "tunnel" view [much more expansive], none of the cabin specific quirks I encountered in 10222, and an exceptional steward... No noise from the more proximate elevator lobby and, if it matters, bed is also near the closet/bath... On a comparative basis, I was much happier with my cabin selection...

I've now sailed Celebrity more than 500 nights in less than eleven years; half those cruises were in AquaClass with the rest in Concierge or,, just twice, Suite-Class [don't need the space, not a fan of Luminae over Blu, I've reached top loyalty]... I'll never say never again--itinerary rules--but, thus far and for as glad as I was to have experienced the ship, I've not booked Edge-Class in the future [if I do, I'll choose 9236 again (or in the immediate vicinity) based solely on personal experience]... I spent ten nights on Reflection in late November/early December--in my favorite AquaClass stateroom with oversized conventional balcony on the forward-facing midships slant [on MIllennium-Class, I book one of the center three Deck 11 afts; I have one on Summit in August if we go]--and was back where I'm happiest when the itinerary and schedule are right...

Jim did they give a time line? Like, for the next 2 week, months? In our area 2 weeks seems to be the magic number.

Currently the beaches have been closed to address Spring Break crowding... Restaurants and bars are closing early for similar reason...

At present Fort Lauderdale has closed its beaches through April 12, Miami has closed its beaches through March 19... Both will revisit those dates as necessary... In my community--about nine miles of south of Port Everglades--the beach has been closed until further notice...

My problem right now is that I'm not sure if we will ever cruise again due to health issues for both wife and I, not having anything to do with the current coronavirus. With that being said I have hesitated on even posting on the boards since we probably won't cruise again.

Don,

I am truly sorry to learn that health issues may prevent you and your wife from sailing again in the future... Clearly cruising on Celebrity has brought you great enjoyment; I hope that circumstances improve so that you are able to continue to do so...

Since I started cruising with Celebrity eleven years ago [first cruise in 22+ years, first ever with Celebrity and I haven't stopped; I've seen most of the world and made top loyalty in less than eight years], you have been a wealth of information to me and other Cruise Critic members... I've learned much about Celebrity's history--dating back to the Chandis acquisition--and about how Celebrity's product has evolved over the years via your posts here... Your knowledge of Celebrity's policies/practices is encyclopedic... And then, seemingly no one knows the Celebrity experience--particularly in Bermuda--better than you do...

By all means, please continue to contribute to this forum if doing so brings you fulfillment...

After looking at several local news sources, I discovered that there are conflicts in the information I shared... Consensus is that the comments I posted above are only somewhat accurate--the link I cited is seemingly correct--in that,...

I stated that the third problematic cruise terminal is 21, it is instead 19... Sky Princess used Terminal 19 recently...

I stated that the subcontractor is likely used by other Carnival-affiliated lines and that I didn't think--but didn't know for certain--that the same company is used by Celebrity and/or Royal Caribbean... The article linked above is apparently correct; only Princess uses Metro Services at Port Everglades...

My sincerest apologies; I probably should not have posted in the middle of the night... It was clearly not my intent to further confuse a very difficult/scary situation or increase anxiety...

While anything can happen in terms of Covid-19 exposure, I do not believe--but do not know for certain--that Celebrity and/or Royal Caribbean use the same subcontractor for embarkation/disembarkation assistance services at Port Everglades...

Never said the smoke would drift, simply said that my preference is to always book starboard so as not to take chances.

I've long appreciated--and have sometimes benefited from--your significant contributions to this forum and the nuance of your response was not lost on me; what you said is generally true... That said I'm not sure that the Original Poster--from my reading, a first time cruiser on any line--did so in this thread specifically related to the Deck 11 cabins on Millennium-Class ships... Her immediate response to your first post was to express concern--unnecessarily--as to her Deck 11 cabin in the context of personal smoke sensitivity...

Don't know if you've sailed Edge or, if you have, that you noticed... The primary smoking area on that ship--it's sheltered--is located on what is best described as Deck 14.5 Starboard [up a flight of stairs between the Mast Grill and Pool Bar; no cabins above]...

We always choose starboard cabins as all the outdoor smoking areas are port and the smoke can drift up to your veranda.

I just looked at the Dailies from my last cruise on Millennium-Class [specifically, Infinity] during May/June 2018...

"Smoking Areas:

Deck 4 [Port Side, Midship Only]

Poolside [Deck 10, Port Side]

Mast Bar [Deck 11, Port Side]"

The stateroom area on Deck 11 does not extend anywhere close to the full length of the Oceanview Café below; the Poolside smoking area [can't envision it but I believe it was a limited section near the Pool Bar; it certainly did not encompass the whole port side expanse of the pool] and Mast Bar areas are midship/far forward relative to the stateroom area on Deck 11...

When the Deck 11 staterooms were added to the far aft section of the Millennium-Class ships [Infinity was first in January 2012; I had one of those Deck 11 aft-facing cabins on her second sailing after their addition], the Oceanview Bar--immediately below and at the back of the Oceanview Café--did permit smoking in half the outdoor area; that area has been totally non-smoking for years now... And the Rooftop Terrace--subsequently added above--has always been totally non-smoking...

Like FFMilesJunkie, I can't imagine how smoke drift to the Deck 11 cabins would be remotely possible if guests are compliant [and seemingly, they are in my fairly substantial experience on Celebrity] with using designated smoking areas...

We are booked on the Infinity next year in A1, my sister, an experienced X customer, told me the aft facing cabins on deck 11 in M class ship are great, so we snagged one 1138. They have bigger balconies and you are close to the Sunset bar, just go down the stairway located in the far aft area. She also said the side cabins are all about the same and equally good. Easy access to the food area on deck 10 and the open deck area of deck 11. This is our first X cruise in 10 years and we are looking forward to AQ and the Blu restaurant.

I've occupied 1138 on Infinity twice for a total of seventeen nights... And I have 1138 booked on Summit--for an additional twelve nights--for a cruise in late August...

I would not personally choose 1100 or 1101... While there is very little traffic on Deck 11 other than for those guests staying on Deck 11, 1100 and 1101 are both adjacent to exterior doors leading to/entering from open deck so as to add to the potential for a bit more traffic/related noise...

Like jelayne , I'd keep 1119... Very convenient to--but far enough away from--the aft elevator lobby [which itself creates no noise save for the occasional passengers who are a bit too chatty in returning to their own stateroom. (which could happen anywhere)]...

On balance, Deck 11 on Millennium-Class ships is extremely quiet... I've now occupied a cabin there four times now--always in one of the five aft cabins--and have another reservation to do so in late August... When sailing Millennium-Class, AquaClass/Deck 11 are always my preference...

I’m just curious why they didn’t evacuate them by helicopters usual rather than disrupting the whole cruise. I’m sure there’s a legitimate reason and maybe I missed that explanation in this thread if so apologies.

Please see my post #55 above. Depending upon ship's position, helicopter evacuation is not always an option in the Caribbean.

FYI, the Celebrity Silhouette has returned to Miami only 2 days into a 9 day cruise and is hanging out near the Regal Princess

Celebrity Silhouette left PortMiami--they were docked at a container berth--to resume her cruise more than 45 minutes ago...

It appears that her return to Florida was for a medical evacuation unrelated to Covid-19... If the ship had returned for concerns related to Coronovirus, Silhouette would not have been permitted to dock--under current government guidelines--on an unscheduled basis...

While it is possible that a HAL ship is also at PortMiami this morning, it's been confirmed that Celebrity Silhouette unexpectedly needed to return to Florida--apparently for yet undescribed medical reasons--this morning... Silhouette is currently docked at a container terminal at POM...

As Celebrity's Millennium-Class and Solstice-Class ships have been "revolutionized"/modernized--Silhouette came out of dry dock several weeks ago--ship hulls have been painted dark blue [not unlike the HAL livery] rather than white...

If it was a heart attack or something else they probably would have air lifted them off. Going all the way back to port is overkill for that.

In March 2011, I was aboard Infinity--Fort Lauderdale to San Diego via the Panama Canal--when a guest had a coronary event while we were sailing south of Cuba. From a political perspective, an air lift originating in The US that crossed Cuban air space wasn't possible and the distance to fly round-trip to the ship's location south of Cuba for an airlift was described as excessive.

It was a different time; surely nothing comparable to Covid-19 was in play. Infinity turned around to Florida and anchored just off Key West where the patient was transferred to a Coast Guard ship for transit to shore and then to the tiny community hospital in Key West for further evaluation and, if sufficient for the patient's needs [further transfer to Miami or Fort Lauderdale might still have been needed], treatment.

If Covid-19 is potentially in play in the current situation or the patient's assessed needs are considered significant, I can understand why Silhouette would return to the Fort Lauderdale or Miami area--but probably not allowed to dock unexpectedly under present government practice--so as to access the far more sophisticated medical capability available on the mainland...

The logistical challenges associated with ill passengers--especially now--are an absolute nightmare... I'm hopeful that those currently aboard Silhouette are able to salvage some of the current cruise...

Thanks can anyone recommend one which has bed by the balcony ? Looking at the cabins and how they stick out it might be a crazy question but is there privacy when sunbathing or are you being looked down from the bridge?

On Millennium-Class ships, bed position does not alternate from stateroom to stateroom--by the bath versus by the balcony--as it does on Solstice-Class ships and on Edge-Class ships... Cabins on Millennium-Class ships are configured differently than they are on Celebrity's more recent ships [for instance, the generous closets are located opposite the bath in an entry alcove], but the beds are always located closer to the bath than they are to the balcony... There are hundreds of cabin photos on-line--including at the Celebrity website, on another current thread here on Cruise Critic, via web search--that will provide you with opportunity to see a common layout for standard veranda cabins on Millennium-Class ships but be careful... On Millennium-Class,, Concierge Class and AquaClass cabins are wider than are standard veranda cabins--not true on Solstice or Edge-Class--so as to provide more interior space [some have estimated the difference as ~ twenty square feet] with an interior configuration that is the same as is provided in standard veranda staterooms...

I can't comment as to whether or not those on the Bridge will be able to observe you sunbathing on an extended Sweet Sixteen veranda [honestly, not sure it matters as there are hundreds of security cameras on all ships]--I've visited several that friends have occupied one but have never booked one myself--but, if you look at the related thread attached above--you will note in a photo that those verandas are only partially covered [nearest the balcony door] and are uncovered [nearest the rail] so that those in the staterooms above can indeed look down and see at least part of the Sweet Sixteen verandas...

The Sweet Sixteen cabins provide a great opportunity at a favorable price--relative to other standard veranda cabins--for those who expect to enjoy/maximize use of their extended balconies.. That said the aft-facing Concierge Class [C-1] cabins on the Millennium-Class ships--particularly those on Decks 7 and 8--feature both more interior space and huge balconies but are often some of the priciest non-suite real estate on those ships and are among the earliest to be booked...

I bet there are more Zeniths and casino "high rollers" in the Retreat and Luminae than you'll ever see from this program.

Don't bet on it! The facts are...

Zenith members of Captain's Club and "[very] high rollers" from the Blue Chip Club are entitled to use the Retreat Lounge [Michael's Club on those ships which have not yet been revolutionized] regardless of stateroom category... That said, Zenith members also have a Premium Alcohol Package as part of the loyalty program and those who are "very high rollers" also have a Classic or Premium Alcohol Package based upon play level in Blue Chip Club... With both options, there is no particular reason or incentive to hang out in the Retreat Lounge or Michael's Club unless sailing with friends who are staying in a suite and do not have a beverage package...

Zenith members and Blue Chip "high rollers" do not have access to Luminae or, on those ships that now have one, to the Retreat Sundeck unless they happen to be staying in a suite...

There are not a whole lot of Zenith members [some cruises have none, some have a handful or two with fingers left over, Transatlantic cruises may have about twenty]… There are far fewer Blue Chip "[very] high rollers" than there are Zenith members...

The guest categories that you cite are not particularly contributing to crowds in The Retreat/Michael's Club and are not contributing at all--by virtue of loyalty or casino status--to crowding in Luminae or on the Retreat Sundeck...

I'm sailing in April, and so eager to see it launch too. I fear it may not launch until just before the ship has its first sailing at the start of April.

Based upon past practice, I would not expect that the app will be implemented for Apex until just prior to--perhaps a few weeks before--her first revenue sailing... In my experience, the app will not always be accurate until one actually boards the ship...

In this post, you asked if 6033 is a Sweet 16 cabin... If you were asking if you should change, I missed it...

As 6035 was described as the highest numbered of the Sweet 16 cabins in your earlier thread (people seem to like it; it is about as far aft of the theater as possible within that group of staterooms and that area was reported as quiet), I was of the impression that you had your answer in your earlier thread if you want a Sweet 16...

1 hour ago, yvrbos said:

Xport, this time I was specifically asking about 6033 as the one that I have reserved is closer to the theater. I was wondering if I should change to 6033.